abertawe_ram Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Femi Azeez from Reading looks a talent. Pacey attacker, plays mostly from the right cutting onto his left so would provide a different option to what we have. Only 22 and coming to his contract end I think Premier ram, YorkshireRam and Andrew3000 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Daly Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I think from Warne's comments we face competition from a number of Championship clubs as well as ambitious league 1 clubs like Bolton and Portsmouth for any players we might be interested in in league 1 and probably players in league 2 as well. Everyone is looking for these players who are coming to the end of the contracts and might be available without a fee because nobody has got much money. This is where we need our recruitment team to earn their money by finding us a couple of players that aren't on the radar of everyone else which means looking outside of the lower English leagues and players like Blackett - Taylor SKRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, Gerry Daly said: I think from Warne's comments we face competition from a number of Championship clubs as well as ambitious league 1 clubs like Bolton and Portsmouth for any players we might be interested in in league 1 and probably players in league 2 as well. Everyone is looking for these players who are coming to the end of the contracts and might be available without a fee because nobody has got much money. This is where we need our recruitment team to earn their money by finding us a couple of players that aren't on the radar of everyone else which means looking outside of the lower English leagues and players like Blackett - Taylor Spurs under 21s for a loan or two it is then! MackworthRamIsGod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireRam Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, abertawe_ram said: Femi Azeez from Reading looks a talent. Pacey attacker, plays mostly from the right cutting onto his left so would provide a different option to what we have. Only 22 and coming to his contract end I think I'd chuck a really cheeky lowball bid in for him, Savage, and maybe even Ehibhatiomhan. They might not be in a position to say no with the state of their finances... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanoakaram4life Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 17 minutes ago, Gerry Daly said: I think from Warne's comments we face competition from a number of Championship clubs as well as ambitious league 1 clubs like Bolton and Portsmouth for any players we might be interested in in league 1 and probably players in league 2 as well. Everyone is looking for these players who are coming to the end of the contracts and might be available without a fee because nobody has got much money. This is where we need our recruitment team to earn their money by finding us a couple of players that aren't on the radar of everyone else which means looking outside of the lower English leagues and players like Blackett - Taylor I can understand a gamble if you are wanting to break into the top 6, but if you’re going for the title you need players of a certain calibre. Signing a Blackett Taylor or a Al-Hamadi would put you in pole position for promotion. Part of our problem last Jan was hoping players like Harvey White and Springett would add something. This didn’t pay off and we ultimately fell out of the playoff’s. Let’s hope we don’t make the same mistake again! Andrew3000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Can't wait for the reaction on here when we ship either Cashin/Bird and get no one else into the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarterForTen Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 15 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said: Can't wait for the reaction on here when we ship either Cashin/Bird and get no one else into the club It would be a meltdown, and quite rightly so. However, there is not a single ounce of evidence to suggest that is going to happen, but don't let that spoil your fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, StarterForTen said: It would be a meltdown, and quite rightly so. However, there is not a single ounce of evidence to suggest that is going to happen, but don't let that spoil your fun. Why would I find it amusing? Au contraire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Big Trav said: I've heard this could be a tasty January. Looking at creative players mainly. Top priority's are winger and 10. DET have said we're interesed in Blackett-Taylor at Charlton, I'd take him in a heartbeat. I'd also take a punt on Dobra at Chesterfield, who's reportedly turned down a contract their. There's no plans for outs but everyone does have a price and i would assume their would be plans in place for that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorsforthRam Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I Wimbledon mate says Al-Hamadi unlikely to move before summer. He’s off to the Africans Nations Cup. Championship clubs linked with him too Jimbo Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Daly Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, deanoakaram4life said: I can understand a gamble if you are wanting to break into the top 6, but if you’re going for the title you need players of a certain calibre. Signing a Blackett Taylor or a Al-Hamadi would put you in pole position for promotion. Part of our problem last Jan was hoping players like Harvey White and Springett would add something. This didn’t pay off and we ultimately fell out of the playoff’s. Let’s hope we don’t make the same mistake again! Yeah but if you read my post, my first point is maybe we can't get such players 'into the building' because of the competition! We will see soon enough. Certainly we can do better than the likes of Harvey White and Springett though Edited December 28, 2023 by Gerry Daly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchday Fred Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, StarterForTen said: It would be a meltdown, and quite rightly so. However, there is not a single ounce of evidence to suggest that is going to happen, but don't let that spoil your fun. There are some stories doing the rounds that Hull, Birmingham are interested in NML. Likely to be lazy journo’s or his agent stirring the pot , but his contract expires end of season. Not one we’d like to lose. Lots of short term contracts, lots of challenges in just keeping what we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorsforthRam Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Don’t have a suggestion but a midfielder with a bit of mobility and composure to help us recycle the ball. Feels like we struggle to get the ball out if we get stuck down a channel at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 8 hours ago, davenportram said: 39 goals in 22 matches would indicate we have enough up top. Issues have been conceding sloppy in close games. Workhorses are required Yet we have scored 1 or less in 12 of our 22 games resulting in just 13 points. It's in these games where we need more options to breakdown those defences - a couple of players who can score or create different types of goals to our existing squad. Aside from Mendez-Laing, our other wide mids/forwards have just 4 goals combined. Our attacking mids have just 4 assists. John-Jules returns to Arsenal in January, Washington is out until March and Waghorn is probably going to be hit and miss for the rest of the season. Relying on just Collins to see us through to the end of the season would be a risky move, especially after going into the 2nd half of last season with just Collins and McGoldrick proved costly. Crewton, Walkley Ram, Chester40 and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimbeard Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 23/12/2023 at 13:52, TomTom92 said: Shaping up to be a similar January to last season. Great..roll on 7th place. Er... it's still December innit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney1991 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 12 hours ago, Comrade 86 said: I thort he looked ok too, but it might be too loki a signing for for a club like Derby. I’ve heard he’s got a massive hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 12 hours ago, Caerphilly Ram said: So you’re saying there’s Nor-way we sign him? Maybe some add on s to Sweden the pill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, Barney1991 said: I’ve heard he’s got a massive hammer Stop causing mischief! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maydrakin Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 15 hours ago, HorsforthRam said: I Wimbledon mate says Al-Hamadi unlikely to move before summer. He’s off to the Africans Nations Cup. Championship clubs linked with him too He’s Iraqi, so if he’s going to the African Cup of Nations, he’s not likely to play! However, the Asian Cup is also being played in Jan/Feb, so he’ll be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeTownRams Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 12 hours ago, Ghost of Clough said: Yet we have scored 1 or less in 12 of our 22 games resulting in just 13 points. It's in these games where we need more options to breakdown those defences - a couple of players who can score or create different types of goals to our existing squad. Aside from Mendez-Laing, our other wide mids/forwards have just 4 goals combined. Our attacking mids have just 4 assists. John-Jules returns to Arsenal in January, Washington is out until March and Waghorn is probably going to be hit and miss for the rest of the season. Relying on just Collins to see us through to the end of the season would be a risky move, especially after going into the 2nd half of last season with just Collins and McGoldrick proved costly. Do we have any real idea how long Waggy is out for ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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